Marijuana-related ED Visits by Colorado Teens on the Rise
More visits to the emergency department by teens in Colorado are related to marijuana use than in…
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Marijuana-related ED Visits by Colorado Teens on the Rise
More visits to the emergency department by teens in Colorado are related to marijuana use than in... -
Miami Among Cities at Risk from Yellow Fever Spread
Miami is at risk of a deadly yellow fever outbreak because the disease could thrive there but... -
Legal Access to Marijuana Tied to Drop in Opioid Prescriptions
Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, suggest two U.S. studies in JAMA Internal Medicine. One...
Miami Among Cities at Risk from Yellow Fever Spread
Miami is at risk of a deadly yellow fever outbreak because the disease could thrive there but…
Legal Access to Marijuana Tied to Drop in Opioid Prescriptions
Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, suggest two U.S. studies in JAMA Internal Medicine. One…
NOAC Bleeding No More Dangerous than Warfarin Bleeding
Bleeding associated with the newer non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) is not more dangerous than that associated…
7 Tips to Train the Next Generation of Physicians to Provide a Positive Patient Experience
A positive patient experience is more than just a “nice to have” in 2018. It’s positively correlated…
Ambulance Lights and Sirens Should Only Be Used When the Benefit Outweighs the Risks
Sharron Rose Frieburg was 18 years old when a Bloomington Fire Department ambulance ran a red light…
Opioids No Better than NSAIDs for Chronic Back or Arthritis Pain
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are better than opioids at easing the intensity of…
Appendicitis Calculator Quantifies Risk in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain
A pediatric appendicitis risk calculator (pARC) accurately quantified the risk among children and adolescents presenting to an…
Worst Flu Season to Lift U.S. Hospital Operator Results
One of the most severe flu seasons in the United States this past decade is proving to…
Balanced Fluids Better than Saline for IV Hydration
Intravenous saline, a mainstay of hydration therapy since 1831, may produce more kidney complications and result in…